by Mazen Al-Hebshi
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Nowadays, it is somewhat difficult to write anything positive about Yemen given the mutual rage and animosity between the factious groups who have done nothing but to intensify the harrowing stories of the already insecure country. Not surprising, a plethora of news stories both on social media and traditional media about Yemen has continued to focus on abject […]
by Eleonora Ardemagni
#LSEYemen
Mainstream representations are accustomed to viewing Yemen either as a country fragmented along the North/South or as a nation divided into two principal religious group, Sunni and Shi’a. Although salient, these cleavages cannot fully explain the complexity of the Yemeni scenario. For instance, the South is not a homogenous actor because there are regional and tribal identities to […]
by Suha Bashren
#LSEYemen
Today, every Yemeni, living within or outside Yemen, longs for peace through the peace talks in Kuwait.
One of the consequences of the current war in Yemen is that human development indicators are now very low. According to UN reports, 82% of Yemenis need humanitarian assistance, 14 million people are vulnerable to food insecurity, 8.7 million people are severely […]
by Rasha Jarhum
#LSEYemen
For a decade now, Yemen has held the last position in the Gender Gap Index. This index shows that Yemen has the widest gap in gender equality among other countries across the continent. This poor performance is reflected in our high rates of maternal mortality and lack of educational opportunities for women, but this underdevelopment has been exacerbated […]
by Marwa Baabbad
#LSEYemen
Yemen is going through the most severe crisis in its modern history. In some analysis and media reports, the Yemeni conflict, which is labelled as ‘The forgotten war’, is narrated as a sectarian war. However, this is not necessarily accurate. If we were to understand the nature of Yemen, one should go back to the country’s political and social […]
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